mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 4919, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, it's estimated that 60% of the 5.3 million individuals with alzheimer's disease and 49% of children with autism are susceptible to wandering or leaving safe areas and the protection of a responsible caregiver. results of wanledsering can be devastating to the -- wandsering can be devastate to get individuals -- wandering can be devastating to the individuals with the disease and children with developmental disabilities. this is named after two boys with autism who tragically drowned. the special circumstances surrounding cases of wandering individuals are circums

mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. today i and other members of the house, most especially members of the virginia delegation, but other house members who served with three of our virginia colleagues, are here to express our thanks and pay tribute to their service to the people of virginia and the people of the united states of america. we are saddened to lose three members of our great virginia delegation. but we have the utmost regard for all of them and we wish them well in their future endeavors. i'm going to start by recognizing my dear friend and colleague on the house judiciary committee, congressman randy forbes. i remember when randy arrived here, i'd known him for many years before he was elected to the house, and was frankly thrilled

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, this is important legislation. i commend my colleagues on the other side of the aisle as well as members on this side of the aisle for their bipartisan spirit in passing this. this will only do a small thing relative to trying to right the wrongs of the history of the nazi regime, but it is an important step in that process and i strongly support it and urge my colleagues to do the same. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6130. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee of rules for filing under the rule. the clerk: torpt title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 949, resolution providing for co

mr. goodlatte: i yield time to myself to say to the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers, the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, that this is a quest for justice that needs to be ongoing and i'm pleased to support this legislation. i urge my colleagues to do so and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 2854 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, on december 7, 2016, pursuant to section 3307 of title 40, united states code, the committee on transportation and infrastructure met in open session to consider six resolutions included in the general services administrations capital investment and leasing programs

mr. goodlatte a list of things i think we have solved already. it is not that simple. each area has its own political climate. each area has its own particular law enforcement problems. it is in putting this together and letting people know that we are interested that we will be able to continue to make progress. susan: we have 12 minutes left in our conversation. jesse holland is next. jesse: since you were just talking about the justice department, what advice would you give the presumptive attorney general nominee, senator jeff sessions of alabama, given that you have these conversations all around the country. the last two attorneys general were outspoken about protecting police and protecting communities. what advice would you give senator sessions, if he is confirmed, on how to use his pulpit as attorney general to address these concerns you have heard from around the nation? rep. goodlatte: mr. conyers indicated some projections, but also his openness in working with them. i agree. i would say that we have not talked yet, this program, but mr. conyers and i and

mr. goodlatte: absolutely.with regard to the federal role in this, the fact of the matter is we have law enforcement at every level of government. we have a number of federal law enforcement agencies and the same concerns for their protection and safety and the same concern that they be well trained, well equipped, not hire people who should not be in law enforcement is applicable to them as well. and i agree with mr. conyers that when people who are -- believe that the solution to the problem is to take violent acts against police officers, deliberately targeting them, they need to be dealt with swiftly, surely and severely because we have to make sure that our law enforcement officers know that our nation is behind their work when they are putting their lives on the line every time they go into a community and every time they knock on a door and every time they leave their home and their family worries about them. this is a problem that communities like detroit and atlanta have shared with us some , od ideas

mr. goodlatte: i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. is there objection to the original request of the gentleman from virginia? without objection, the amendments are agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania stand? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the request is granded. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: we have an interesting one-minute speech oming up here. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in recognition of small business saturday this past weekend, a day to support small businesses and celebrate the role that they play in our communities. this year, small business saturday saw a record 112 million shoppers. a number which highlights the effectiveness of this movement acr

mr. goodlatte: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for morning hour debate. holding companies are required to have enhanced supervision. democrats chose again nancy pelosi to serve as minority leader. she defeated ohio representative 130 4-63 votes. after the election, we heard comments from congressman ryan. facts clearly, this did not turn out the way we wanted it to. we knew it would be an uphill battle. we only had a couple weeks to put this together but we did a pretty good job, my staff, my members who came out publicly for me. i think, quite frankly, we got the message out that we wanted to get out, as democrats we need to talk about economics, the issue that unites us. many have heard me say this and i believe it in my heart if we're going to win as democrats we need an economic

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table the bill s. 2974 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 2974, an act to ensure funding for the national human trafficking hotline and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the bill? without objection, the bill is engrossed, read a third time and passed. and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to recommit on s. 612 be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor, lear the well. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania see

goodlatte: mr. conyers indicated some projections, but also his openness in working with them. i agree. i would say that we have not talked yet, this program, but mr. conyers and i and many others here in congress, have worked diligently in criminal justice reform. that includes making sure police have the tools they need to do their jobs properly. it includes making sure that we have the information shared about what works and what does not. and i know mr. conyers is working with me on a bill that we hope to produce soon that would make more information available. sureso includes making people in communities, any that our, feel criminal justice system works to protect them and to ensure inple will be treated fairly the process. we are looking at everything from sentencing reform to prison reform, reentry into society after you have served time in prison. this all is related to federal prisons and federal crimes, of which there are a great many. but we have also learned from a number of states that have already done criminal justice reform and have seen a reduction in the crime

mr. goodlatte. scott rigell and i were elected, he's one of the three retiring that i did not know prior to coming to service in congress, learned that he was a hard worker, dedicated public servant, someone who truly believed in trying to do everything the right way, like myself every now and then a little bit of a maverick, would cut his own way but that's important in congress that we don't all walk in lockstep, that we work together but that we respect each other's opinions and scot was a gentleman and is a gentleman who certainly does that. as a representative, he's done that very well. mr. griffith: i go next to randy. with the exception of, i think probably congressman scott has known ranity longer, having served a couple of years in the state legislature before coming to congress with randy, i think i have served long we are randy because i served with him first in the house of delegates where he was a role model, one of the leaders ton the floor in the virginia house, he then moved on to th

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: members have different opinions about what to do to address the allegations of misconduct against i.r.s. commissioner john koskinen. some would impeach him. others would censure him. still, others would hold no penalty. to ensure this body administers due process in these deliberations, i recommend that the house refer this matter to the house judiciary committee. i yield back the balance of my time and i move -- i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, the previous question is ordered. >> parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry. >> would this impeachment resolution, is it necessary or is it in fact true that mr. koskinen's term extends well into the next president's term all the way into november, is that true? the speaker pro tempore: the chair cannot advise on that. the que